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Study the food chain below to answer the question. Algae --> Shrimp --> Bleak (small fish) --> Pike (large fish) --> Osprey (bi...Question
Study the food chain below to answer the question.
Algae --> Shrimp --> Bleak (small fish) --> Pike (large fish) --> Osprey (bird)
Poisons such as mercury can be passed through a food chain. The poisons follow the same path energy does. When this happens, the poisons become most concentrated in the highest level of consumers. Which of the following organisms would have the highest concentration of poison?
a
shrimp
b
bleak
c
algae
d
osprey
e
pike
Algae --> Shrimp --> Bleak (small fish) --> Pike (large fish) --> Osprey (bird)
Poisons such as mercury can be passed through a food chain. The poisons follow the same path energy does. When this happens, the poisons become most concentrated in the highest level of consumers. Which of the following organisms would have the highest concentration of poison?
a
shrimp
b
bleak
c
algae
d
osprey
e
pike
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GPT-4o mini
The organism that would have the highest concentration of poison in this food chain is:
**d. osprey**
In a food chain, poisons like mercury can bioaccumulate, meaning they become more concentrated at each trophic level. As smaller organisms like algae and shrimp are consumed by larger ones (bleak, pike, and finally osprey), the concentration of the poison increases. Since the osprey is at the top of this food chain, it would have the highest concentration of poison.
**d. osprey**
In a food chain, poisons like mercury can bioaccumulate, meaning they become more concentrated at each trophic level. As smaller organisms like algae and shrimp are consumed by larger ones (bleak, pike, and finally osprey), the concentration of the poison increases. Since the osprey is at the top of this food chain, it would have the highest concentration of poison.